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Show EDITOR: RECREATION DJ EMMlaiament SHARON UHOLDSTON Dl THE DAILY HI RALD 8 THURSDAY. (X'TOBIR I. W rzcr.ZATic;i Art market this weekend BLANDING The first Four Corners Indian Art Market will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. at Edge of the Cedars State Park. The public is invited to meet some of the region's most outstanding Native American artists, who will sell their original works. A wide variety of art will be represented, including baskets, rugs, beadwork, pottery, paintings, sculpture and folk art. Regular park fees apply for entrance to the Indian Art Market. For more information, contact the Art Market committee at (800) ..." J V.iwW-- 0 'If - V 574-438- 6. Forecast center benefit SALT LAKE CITY Last winter, there were three avalanche deaths in Utah. As winter sports gain popularity in Utah's mountains, increasing numbers of people are exposed unnecessarily to avalanche hazards. To help forecast avalanches, the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center (FUAFC) will conduct the seventh annual Back CountryCross Country Ski Swap to benefit the Utah Avalanche Forecast V tj i j Nf" i Center. JEFF ROBBINSThe Associated Press Proceeds from the Swap help fund computers, weather equipment, phone lines and other financial needs of the Avalanche Forecast Center. The FUAFC is a organization whose primary goal is avalanche edunon-prof- Home on the range: A couple enjoys a barbecue lunch on one of the scenic points at Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai Indian reservation in Arizona. The tribe flies tourists in from Las Vegas to see a part of the canyon off the beaten path. it cation. 'The swap will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at REI, 3285 E. 3300 South, Orem. Snowboards, telemark skis, downhill skis, nordic skis, and other recreational equipment will be available on a basis. To sell equipment, drop it off at REI on Nov. 5 and 6, between 5:30 and 8 p.m., and on Nov. 8, between 8 and 9 a.m. The cost to register is $1 per item, and if it sells, 15 percent of the sale price. Admission to the ski first-com- first-serve- e, d swap is $4. For more information, please call Amy Abbott at the FUAFC, (801) 488-100- 3. Winterize boats now Winter can be hard on boats. BOATU.S. (Boat Owners Association of The United States) advises boaters or be to prepare their vessels now prepared to pay for winter damage next spring. Many boat insurance policies don't d cover ice and damage, so proper winterizing of a boat is essential. To help with the process, BOATU.S. Marine Insurance has produced a "Winterizing Notebook." Some guide tips from this freeze-relate- step-by-ste- By MATT KELLEY Associated Press Writer UALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. Edgar Walema is understandably nervous as he shows visitors right to the edge of the Grand Canyon. After all, it's nearly a mile straight down from here to where the Colorado River winds its way to Lake Mead. There's no guardrail, no warning signs, barely any evidence of humanity at all. Just the smell of desert dust, the sound of a gentle breeze and one of the most spectacular views in North America. "We haven't lost anybody yet," of says Walema, the vice-chairm- the Hualapai tribe. tribe's million-acr- e reservation includes more than e Grand 100 miles of the The 2,000-memb- er 277-mil- p include: : The best place to store your boat for the winter is ashore. Support the critical areas of the hull - the bulkhead, keel and motor - and cover the boat to protect the gel coat, wood work, metal and vinyl. Make sure the boat is level to prevent pooling water. If you leave your boat in the water, all seacocks and gate valves, except for the cockpit drains, should be closed or your boat could be on the bottom next spring. Store sails, dinghies and galley fuel ashore. Add fuel stabilizer to gasoline or "diesel fuel. Change the engine oil to eliminate residual acids and moisture in environmenie crankcase. Use antifreeze to pretally-friendly vent freezing and corrosion in raw water cooling systems. If you leave a battery on board to power a security system or bilge pump, make sure the cells are filled with distilled water and fully charged. Clean the terminals with baking soda and apply a coat of petroleum jelly to prevent corrosion. take home ; : Discourage theft other and boat electronics, papers valuables. , For a free copy of the BOATU.S. ."Winterizing Notebook," call (800) or log on to the BOATU.S. non-toxi- c, 474-487- Indian tribe takes people to remote part of Grand Canyon 7 at littpwww.boatus.comnewswinreq.h .website tin. w.;- - Canyon. Most tourists flock to the South Rim entrance at Grand Canyon National Park, about 100 miles or so east of here. There they'll see the canyon as well as a visitor center, museum, a string of parking lots and, just outside the park, everything from a Taco Bell to an IMAX theater. Not so at Grand Canyon West, the Hualapai Indian tribe's small tourist outpost on the western end of the canyon. The tribe offers tourists a trip as close to the rim as they dare, accompanied by a tribal member who talks about the history of the tribe and the canyon and points out landmarks such as Eagle Point, a formation which looks like a headless eagle, its wings spread. escaped and went right back into the canyons." For tribal members like Blake Watahomigie, the canyon is the tribe's lifeblood again. After working comconstruction jobs for on other reservations, panies Watahomigie returned to the non-Indi- Hualapai reservation this year and now is a tour guide at Grand Canyon West. "Now I'm employed on the reservation and I'm happy," says Watahomigie, 28. "It's so great to be out here. It's so beautiful, people are just amazed." Lunch, believe it or not, is a highlight of the Grand Canyon West trip for many visitors. The tribe serves a barbecue buffet on a promontory jutting into the canyon, and visitors eat on picnic tables, surrounded on three sides by the canyon. more The canyon is so vast than a mile across at this point that it seems to swallow most noises. The subtle shadings of red, pink and tan of the rugged canyon walls seem to form pictures; here a Thunderbird, there a human face. Tribal birthplace "The canyon is the beginning of An adventure After lunch, tourists can stroll to the end of unfortunately-name- d Guano Point, where a steel tower is about all that remains from a a bat guano mining operation which ha3 been closed for decades. Getting to Grand Canyon West also can be an adventure. The road from the nearest highway is called "unimproved," which is a polite way of saying kiss your shocks goodbye. d rocks and While dodging those washboard over gravel, jolting who brave the road will see a forest g Joshua trees and the of of the Grand formations towering our people," Walema explains. "Like the Christians believe they came from Israel, our people, the Hualapai people, our idea is that we were created here in the canyon. "This is our stronghold. When the white man came and sent the calvary after us, the calvary couldn't get back to us because we were in the canyon. Back in the 1800s when we were rounded up and forced to relocate to the deserts of California, a lot of our people perished on our Trail of Tears. But a lot of people The tribe charges tourists who reach Grand Canyon West by car $22 each for the guided tour of the rim or $27.50 for the tour plus lunch. A more convenient way to Grand Canyon West is by air. Air tours from Las Vegas, both by airplane and helicopter, regularly land at the tribe's paved airstrip. Tour packages from Las Vegas start at about $110 and range all the way up to a $360 extravaganza including a champagne picnic at the bottom of the canyon. 0 'vY-X.- '' OS F.V If JEFF ROBBINSThe Daily - J Herald Air venture: Edgar Walema, vice chairman of the Hualapai Indian tribe, stands at Eagle Point on the western edge of the Grand Canyon. The tribe's nearby casino closed in 1995 for lack of business, leaving them with a Grand Canyon tour business. If you go ' BY AIR: The best way to get to Grand Canyon West is by air from Las Vegas. Several different air tour , ; companies have flights by airplane or helicopter, with tours starting at ! about $110. Brochures are available ; at most hotels, casinos and other , . i, tourist information kiosks. ;4 fist-size- eerie-lookin- O '"'N. : i : ! Wash Cliffs. ; BY CAR: Driving to Grand Canyon West can be a challenge. From Provo take Interstate 15 to Las Vegas. From ' there, take U.S. 93 south, over the Turn left on Arizona. to Hoover Oam, Pearce Ferry Road (toward Dctan Springs), and take that road to Diamond Bar Road (the sign directs you to Grand Canyon West). Take the next 14 miles slowly; the road is unpaved and treacherous. The road is paved again after the Hualapai reser- vation border; follow the signs to the Grand Canyon West visitor's center. . ; , . : CTAr:S$3: & 00 NOT Orm. W . any area of a desert Is flooded, DO NOT attempt to if the water appears shallow. Even a smaH amount of water can wash away a vehicle, and desert sons are often wry unstable when submerged. ADMISSION: If you drive to Grand Canyon West admission is $22 per person, $27.50 rf you want lunch. Admission and lunch are included in most air tours. . . i WEATHER: Grand Canyon West is at abcut 5.000 feet eSevation on the rim of the canyon. That means the weather is rwtoriously changeable. In summer, dress for heat, but bring along a sweatshirt and rciicoat in case a rnonaoon thurrierstorm moves in. During fea, winter and spring, dress in layers to te ready for qufcWy changing condons. No matter what the sason,8ar Car-d- y shoes tbrWMng around the area. Crc!." drive unpaved Csert roads during or after tt . cross it, even , ecik V ww..',. . west on For rtsarvstiera and curt- -) 5-- .ittaBCtXV Zixrianonr ttcnct. - .. v a.i jU |